Decision on Taito Phillip Field announced at 10 am

The Police will announce their decision on whether to charge Taito Phillip Field at 10 am. I’m in a conference until around 1 pm NZST so suggest people check out the comments thread for what the decision was.

I’ve long maintained that I thought the actions of Field were highly unethical and disgraceful in his role as an MP, but that this does not necessarily mean he broke the law.

As an example it would be totally legal and ethical for a private citizen such as me to help people with immigration problems and work out a deal in exchange where they do some free work on one of my houses.

Now if it is an MP, it becomes at a minimum highly unethical, people there is a long standing public expectation that MPs help constituents without charging them for services. That is why they get a salary. But is it necessarily illegal? I haven’t thought so. But I wait the announcement with great interest.

The media speculation is that Field will be charged. But we’ll know for sure at 10 am.